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BUCKLE.

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BUCKLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 313,142, dated March3-, 1885.

Application filed August 2, 1884. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: 1

Be it known that I, CLARK W. WHEELER, of Kenosha, in the county ofKenosha and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Buckles; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull,clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enableothers skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters ofreference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

' My invention relates, particularly, to harness-buckles; and itconsists, essentially,of two plates, each provided at opposite ends witha pin arranged to engage with adjacent holes in the strap to be buckled,and of a bail connecting said plates. I

The objects of my invention are, first, a neat, compact, strong buckle;second, one that shall distribute the strain between two adjacent holesin the strap to be buckled; and, third, one that can be easily unclaspedor released when used with stiff heavy straps, such as the traces ofwork-harnesses.

In the accompanying drawings like letters refer to the same parts ineach figure.

Figure 1 represents a harness-pad with two of my improved bucklesapplied thereto for fastening the skirts. Fig. 2 is a side view of oneof the buckles enlarged, showing the method of fastening the same to thepad. Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal section of the buckle and asection of a hame-tug and trace, and Fig. 4 is a general perspectiveview of a buckle on an enlarged scale.

A is the upper plate, made of any suitable material, preferably ofmetal, and of any desired configuration. It is provided near its upperfront end on the under side with the stud or pin a.

O is a bail or link pivoted transversely to the plate A at or near itscenter, and at its opposite end pivoted also to that part to which thebuckle is to be permanently fixed.

B is the lower plate, longitudinally slotted at the sides to receive andpermit the swinging of the side sections or arms of the link 0. It is,like plate A, made of any suitable material and of any desiredconfiguration, and is in like manner provided on its upper face near itslower or rear end with a stud or pin, 2).

When it is desired to change or unbuckle I the trace D, the trace andupper plate are thrust forward, as shown by dotted lines, Fig. 3, thefront end of plate A is raised, and the pin a disengaged from the trace.The un der plate is then drawn back till the boss 6 clears the hametugH,when saidlower plate, B, may be thrown down at its lower end and thepin b also disengaged from the trace D, which can then be easilywithdrawn from the buckle.

When used to fasten the skirts of a pad, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, thebuckle does not require the boss 0, and in such applications I may rivetthe lower plate, B, to the back of the pad, so as to form a loop for thefastening of the link 0, instead of using the separate loop G, shown inFig. 2. In either case the housing or covering K of the pad is cut toadmit the lower end of link 0 and permit of its free movementwheu itisdesired to release or' adjust the skirt D. i

The operation of my improved buckle may be explained as follows: WVhenused as shown in Fig.3,forinstance,the draft upon thetrace D first comesupon the pin b and is transmitted through plate B, the front ends of theslots in which bear against the side arms of the link 0, which in turndraws upon the pin a through the upper plate, A,thus distributing thestrain equally, or nearly so, between these two pins, the draft upon thetrace having a. tendency also to draw the plates together and firmlyclamp the same between them.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. Abuckle composed of the upper plate,A, provided at one end with thepin or stud a, the lower plate, B, provided at its opposite end with thestud b, and the link or bail 0, sub stantially as and for the purposesset forth.

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2. A buckle composed of the upper plate,A, provided Witli'a stud,a,thelower plate,B,provided at its opposite end with the stud b, and havingnear each side a slot through which an 5 arm of link 0 passes, and linkG,pivoted trans.- versely to the middle of plate A, substantially as andfor the purposes set forth.

3. A buckle composed of the two metallic plates A and B,provided atopposite ends upon 10 their adjacent faces with the studs a and b, thebail or link 0, and the boss e upon'the lower 'face of plate B,substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

' 4. A buckle composed of the two metallic plates A and B,provided upontheir adjacent faceswith the studs (1 and b, and the bail or link 0,pivoted transversely to the upper plate, A, substantially as and for thepurposes set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I aflix my signaturein presence of two witness'es. I

CLARK W. WHEELER. Witnesses:

CHARLES 1). SMITH, GEORGE C. LIMPER'I.-

